Have something to celebrate with your pooch? We’ve got just the thing. Introducing, the Freshpet Ready to Bake Celebration Cookie for dogs with Carob-Flavored Icing. The cookie is a fun and easy way to commemorate all the milestones in your pup’s life.

Simply take the pre-shaped dough out of the freezer, place on a baking sheet in the oven, and in minutes you’ll have a freshly baked cookie. You won’t have to alert the family when it’s ready, they’ll be wagging their way into the kitchen once they get a whiff of the Peanut Butter & Oatmeal Recipe. But they’ll have to wait just a little longer until you’re done decorating the cookie with the included icing.

The 5.5” round cookie is large enough to share, so invite all of your pup’s friends over to the party, or take the cookie on the go to your local dog park.

Like all Freshpet foods, the Celebration Cookie is made using simple, wholesome ingredients just for dogs. No common allergens like corn, wheat and soy to spoil the occasion.

The Freshpet Ready to Bake Celebration Cookie for dogs will be available in select Grocery and Pet Specialty stores later this summer. Be sure to look for a store that has a blue “Frozen Treats” icon in our Store Locator.

Do you and your fur-kid want to be the first ones to the party? Tell us what event you’d like to celebrate with your pooch in the comments below by June 10th, 2013, and we’ll choose three responses at random to receive a FREE Celebration Cookie Prize Pack!

But sometimes, I like to jazz them up a bit, either before or after baking.

Check out these fun ways to add a personal touch to your dog’s cookies, along with some fun ways to serve them!

Fun Ways to Make Freshpet Dog Cookies

Prior to baking a batch of Freshpet cookies, you could add a little variety to each cookie in the following ways:

Press a few small pieces of your dog’s favorite treat into the center of the dough.

Drop a tiny mound of canned pumpkin on top of the cookie

Press unsalted sunflower seeds into the top and bottom of the cookie

Sprinkle or press fresh parsley on top of the cookie. Parsley helps with bad dog breath!

Press a doggie breath mint into the center of the cookie. The mint itself will melt into the cookie — which is great if your dog doesn’t particularly like the taste of mint. (My dog doesn’t, but he’ll eat the mints when they’re mixed in things like cookies).

Drop some bits of chunky peanut butter on top — either before or after baking.

Shred or dice some fresh vegetables or berries and press a few pieces into the cookie

The possibilities are endless. There are so many human foods that are safe for dogs. You could add just about any of them to Freshpet Ready to Bake Cookies. That way, it’s as if your dog is getting a brand new treat every time you make them!

Fun Ways to Serve Dog Cookies

In addition to all the fun ways that you can make dog cookies, I also like to think of fun ways to serve them. Some ideas to try:

Instead of doling them out one-by-one as regular dog cookies all the time, I sometimes break them into smaller pieces and use them to stuff my dog’s Kong toy. Mixed in with a little bit of peanut butter or plain yogurt, this makes an extra nice treat for your dog!

Of course, it’s a no-brainer to reward your dog with a treat after he does something that you’ve requested on command. While everyday commands like “come” and “sit” typically earn my dog regular treats, more challenging commands like “tell me a secret” and “bring me the remote” definitely deserve a homemade dog cookie!

This next idea is similar to making a frosted cookie for your dog. Just smear a lot of peanut butter across the top of a fresh-baked cookie – just like icing! Or, turn it into a double-decker cookie (or mini-cupcake) by sandwiching two cookies together with peanut butter in the middle and on top.

And finally, my favorite way to serve dog cookies is to play a game of hide-and-seek with my dog where the cookies are the prize. He sits and waits while I hide several cookies (or pieces of cookies) in various places of one room. When I say, “Okay!” he runs to find as many hidden cookies as he can.

Dog treats, like Freshpet Ready to Bake Cookies, are a fun way to reward your dog with an extra special treat, and also a fun way to play and communicate with your dog in a way that’s different from your day-to-day routine.

What fun things do you like to do when making or serving your dog cookies?